This weekend marks the 30-year anniversary of the Printers Row Lit Fest, and there’s no shortage of family-friendly literary fun, with more than 30 events for kids, teens and parents. And those are just the scheduled events. At Just Kidding Park, kids and parents can color, play games, have their faces painted and take photos with costumed characters all weekend long.

Here’s what’s on the agenda:

Saturday:

1. Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players

10 – 10:45 a.m. and 3 – 4 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

The local kindie stars kick off the Saturday festivities at the Just Kidding Stage, and it’s the first of two opportunities to see them. (Roberts also authored children’s book “The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade,” which comes out in the fall.)

2. The Pencil and the Lance, Jordi Pedrola

10 – 10:45 a.m. | Hoy

Chicago-based artist Jordi Pedrola curates this Don Quixote illustration workshop for kids and teens. Originally from Barcelona, Pedrola’s color- and contrast-filled work has been displayed nationally and internationally.

3. 826CHI Book Release

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. | The Mash

Students, teachers and families from 826CHI, a nonprofit writing group for kids and teens, read excerpts from their book “Even a Lion Can Get Lost in the Jungle” on the day of its release. Written by seventh and eighth graders from Englewood school Harvard School of Excellence, the book consists of short narratives focusing on people and places making a positive impact in their South Side community. Copies of the book will be sold at the 826CHI table in the Small Press tent.

The award-winning animated storyteller has performed for preschools, college campuses and adult workshops. Her tales come out of her own experiences and twists on older stories, such as her “fractured Motown version of Little Red Riding Hood.”

8. Chris Raschka reads from “Thingy Things”

12:10 – 12:40 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Meet Whaley Whale, Moosey Moose, Sluggy Slug and Wormy Worm during a reading of silly animal tales by the New York-based author and illustrator.

9. Matthew Cordell reads from “Rooting for You”

12:15 – 12:45 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Illustrator Matthew Cordell reads from his recent collaboration with Susan Hood about a seedling’s discovery as he sprouts and grows.

Best-selling suspense and thriller author James Patterson's success extends beyond the thriller genre. A winner of the Children’s Choice Book Awards Author of the Year in 2010, Patterson is also a best-selling author of more than 20 books in the young-adult and middle-grade readership categories. The Chicago Tribune selected him as the 2014 winner of the Young Adult Literary Award for his efforts to keep children reading, thanks to regular donations of thousands of books to schools around the world and his website ReadKiddoRead.com. Columnist Dawn Turner Rice moderates this event with an introduction from Chicago Tribune Senior Vice President and Editor Gerould Kern.

12. The Performer’s School

1:55 – 2:05 p.m. | 2:45 – 2:55| 3:50 – 4 p.m.| Just Kidding Stage

Catch three mini-shows by students of The Performer’s School, a North Shore studio offering classes in acting, tap, musical theatre dance, tumbling and circus arts.

13. Kevin Henkes

2:10 – 2:40 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips chats with Kevin Henkes, an author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including the 2014 Newbery Honor winner “The Year of Billy Miller,” about a second-grader’s adventures.

14. The Mash 18 Under 18 Awards

3 – 4 p.m. | The Mash

This debut event honors eighteen local high school students in nine categories, including entrepreneur, athlete, musician and activist. The winners, selected by Mash editors and a handful of judges from across the city, were announced in The Mash’s 18 Under 18 edition in May.

Sunday:

15. Jim Benton reads from “The End (Almost)”

10 – 10:10 a.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Hear Jim Benton read from his latest picture book, “The End (Almost),” about Donut the bear’s schemes and sneaky disguises to keep his story from ending. Catch him again at Center Stage at 11 a.m.

16. Workshop: Mini-Book Making and Book Pendants

10 – 10:45 a.m. | Trib Nation Stage

Attendees of this all-ages event will walk away with a hand-made mini book or a pendant that can be worn on a necklace. Presented by StudentsXpress magazine, a student art and writing publication for Chicago Public Schools students through the 8th grade, the workshop parallels the book theme of the Summer 2014 issue.

17. Young Authors Award Ceremony

10 – 11 a.m. | Center Stage

The Near South Planning Board’s Young Authors Award Ceremony is hosted by picture book author Jim Aylesworth.

18. Jacob Grant reads from “Scaredy Kate”

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Jacob Grant’s debut picture book is about a skittish girl’s ability to taming her fears after a strange elevator ride in her aunt’s apartment building, where she’s faced with obstacles including a mysterious package and monsters.

19. ScribbleMonster

10:50 – 11:20 a.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Kindie rocker band ScribbleMonster delivers energy-filled songs sure to get the crowd moving.

20. Jim Benton

11 a.m. – noon | Center Stage

In his second event of the day, Benton chats with the Chicago Tribune’s Wendy Donahue.

21. 826CHI Youth Advisory Board Open Mic and Chapbook

11 – 11:45 a.m. | The Mash

826CHI students present their own work and invite other high school writers and performers to share theirs on stage.

22. Aaron Reynolds reads from “Here Comes Destructosaurus”

11:25 – 11:55 a.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Flame-burping, dead fish destruction and roaring rampages are all part of bestselling author Aaron Reynold’s “Here Comes Destructosaurus,” about a baby dinosaur’s havoc-wreaking, citywide search for his teddy bear.

Kids will have the opportunity to partake in the music-making with Samantha Turner of The Old Town School of Folk Music’s Wiggleworms. Typical performances involve children singing, dancing, telling story-songs and playing rhythm instruments.

24. Amy Krouse Rosenthal

12:35 – 1:05 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

In honor of the festival’s 30-year anniversary, author Amy Krouse Rosenthal presents a 30-minute speed reading performance. Rosenthal has authored books for children and adults, including “Little Pea,” her memoir “Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life” and the wordplay book “I Scream! Ice Cream!: A Book of Wordles.”

25. Lindsay Weinberg Sing-Along

1:10 – 1:40 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Performing traditional sing-alongs and original songs, Old Town School of Folk Music teacher Lindsay Weinberg encourages lots of participation in her shows.

26. Workshop: Anyone Can Write a Short Story presented by 826CHI

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Trib Nation Stage

Instructors from 826CHI lead a session for kids 8-18 to create a story in just one hour, using what the group calls the “Story-O-Matic.”

27. An Ample Sample of Imaginnaise

1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Using videos, song and live performance, Adventure Sandwich’s children’s show teaches creative problem solving and collaboration.

28. Bringing Books to Life

2:20 – 2:50 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Storyteller, author and musician W. Nikola-Lisa, whose books include “How We Are Smart,” “Aren’t You the Janitor? And Other Tales from the Life of a Children’s Book Author” and “Shake Dem Halloween Bones,” leads this discussion.

This early-childhood music program will have kids singing, dancing a playing songs influenced by rock, blues, folk, jazz and pop. stompandshoutchicago.com

31. Oba William King

3:30 – 4 p.m. | Just Kidding Stage

Using African storytelling traditions, Oba William King uses rhythm and motion to catch the attention of younger audiences and draws on the storytelling styles he learned while traveling through Benin, West Africa.